Heather Ahrens - Orlando Wedding Photographer - Photography for Happy People » Photography! http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog HA! Photography - Photography that will make you smile Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:44:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 SXSW. Street Portraits. http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2011/03/sxsw-street-portraits/ http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/2011/03/sxsw-street-portraits/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:11:16 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherahrens.com/blog/?p=2453 Portraits taken on the street in Austin on Friday, March 18th.

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Sharon Van Etten.

Local Natives.

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr.

Owen Pallett.

Friends:

me.

Street musicians:

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The lovely Brittany Sobering of Tickled Pink Brides asked me to photograph her family a few months ago.

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Elizabeth and Isaac had a romantic wedding on the west coast of Florida this past spring. They included some very unique elements into their day including a horse! They also decided on having a small cake at every table where they went around to each table at the reception and cut the cakes for their guests. I absolutely loved the details of this wedding!

Venue: The Lange Farm

Floral: Apple Blossom

DJ: Kevin Kramer

Caterer: Catering By the Family

Cakes: Publix

Invitations and table numbers: Momental Designs

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Now to the fun part. We actually started out at Park Plaza Gardens for a glass of wine. We started in this memorable spot of Leanne’s. Her father who passed away loved coming here and it is one of Leanne’s fondest memories. It was the perfect spot to start. We were talking about ideas for the engagement session while we were here and decided that it would be fun to stop to a few different really unique bars in the area. Leanne and Daniel are all about having a good time. We talked about what they wanted their wedding to be like in their initial meeting and Leanne just said, “all we really want is our guests to have a great time.”

Our next stop was the Wine Room on Park Ave. This is one of my favorite spots in Winter Park. It’s really cool because you pay for wine by the ounce and can try a few different kinds before committing to a whole glass (if that’s what you decide to do). It was fun to go around to the different pours (there are over 50 of them!) and trying everything from a super sweet Riesling to an ultra dry Cabernet.

The last place we went was to an antique shop, that just so happens to have a bar. What? Bar in an antique shop. Just let those words soak in. The Imperial is located in Washburn Imports along Orange ave. The Imperial just opened a month or two ago, but the antique shop has been here for years.  As you can see we had a lot of fun!

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Ian and I took a short trip to Saint Augustine, FL a few weeks ago to photograph for our stock portfolio. Take a look at some of the images I took while traveling.

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Marc and Michelle are some of the loveliest people I have come to know. Enjoy their Day After Session in Vizcaya.

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Lisa and Jayson were married in Key West at the Westin Pier with their Reception taking place at the Audubon House. Their wedding planner, Julie from Simply You was fantastic! She really helped tie the whole day together. Jayson and Lisa were a wonderful couple to work with and I wish them the best!

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I have been absolutely in love with my neighborhood since the second I stepped foot in my 1920′s bungalow apartment. I think this was the 5th shoot that I have photographed in and around the Lake Cherokee Historic district. The afternoon light in my neighborhood is stunning. This whole shoot was done in less than an hour in my neighborhood. Talk about using what you know!

P.S. I just bought a whole bunch of hair clips and headbands from the lovely Karie Sue Creations for upcoming photo sessions. Let me know if you would like to have a custom hair clip for your portrait or engagement session. I couldn’t help myself, I bought 5!

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Video by Strong Films.

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Family Session – up to 5 People – 1 location – 1 hour – $229

The session fee includes a one hour photo shoot at the location of your choice, ordering session at our studio. Prints, albums, and digital files are additional and may be ordered at your private viewing session. A $75 credit to use towards prints is included in your session.

All images are available online for 3 months of proofing and ordering.

To reserve your session a $75 deposit is due.

Prints and discs are available for purchase:

high resolution disc – $375
4×6 $15
5×7 $25
8×10 $35
11×14 $65
16×20  $105

To reserve your session please contact Heather at at heather@heatherahrens.com.

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My cousin Amy was in town for a few days last week and wanted to have some senior portraits done. Amy is a wonderful actress from North Carolina and is currently auditioning for conservatories across the U.S. I can’t wait to see where life takes her next.

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Film shot in Macon, GA in October 2009. Mamiya C330.

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